Development Corporation of Columbia Heights

Founded in 1984 and governed by a board composed largely of neighborhood residents and business owners, the Development Corporation of Columbia Heights is guided by its long-term mission to lead the physical, economic and social revitalization of the Columbia Heights neighborhood. Since 1991, the group has developed 131 units of affordable housing. The group's Neighborhood Job Initiative placed over 1,100 residents in jobs, including 110 residents who worked on construction of the Tivoli Square Project, which involved restoring the historic Tivoli Theater and added new stores, office space, a supermarket, and a performing arts theater, Gala Hispanica.